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German Company Apologize To Jamaica For Offensive Ad

German based electronic maker Saturn came under fire last week over a controversial advertisement the company released showing the Jamaican flag being burnt and stomped.

The company has taken note of the outcry from Jamaicans around the globe and issued ad apology.

Through some diplomatic dialogue betwene the Jamaican government and the company, Saturn has also removed the controversial ad from its various channels.

“We must nevertheless take note of the fact that the humorous approach we selected has led to some misunderstandings in Jamaica and among Jamaicans living in Germany. We sincerely regret this and would like to apologise if we have angered or offended anyone with our ad,” the company said in a letter sent to Jamaica’s ambassador to Germany, Joy Wheeler.

Since releasing on YouTube last week, the ad rocked up over a million views on YouTube with a lot of angry comments from Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans alike.

The company has since removed the ad from YouTube.

You can view the controversial ad below and leave your comments.

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  1. I AGREED WITH YOUR COMMENT CARLYN BRYAN. EVERY COMMENT IS GREAT. HUMAN BEING CAN NOT LEARN AND CHANGE THING IF EVERY COMMENT IS PERFECT. HUMAN ONLY GOT THREE TICKETS TO THIS EARTH MOTHER WOMB- EARTH -DEATH. IF WE ARE GRATEFUL, THANKFUL, HUMBLE, LOVE EACH, BE POSITIVE, LOVE GOD CREATION, LOWER OUR EGO, PRIDE, DESIRE FOR MAN MADE MATERIAL THE NEXT LIFE WILL BE BETTER FOR ALL HUMAN, NO MORE SUFFERING, PAIN, SICKNESS. FREE CHOICE THE CREATOR GAVE HUMAN BEING TO CHOOSE GOD THE CREATOR OR TO BE WEAK IN THE FLESH AND LOVE MAN MADE MATERIAL, JEALOUS, HATE, DO EVIL WORKS. EACH HUMAN BEING HAS DIFFERENT PERSONALLITIES. HAVE A BLESS , BE HAPPY, PEACEFUL, LOVE DAY. GOD BLESS.

  2. Great job to the German company for apologizing to the Jamaican people. Germans alway love reggae since bob marley days. blessing, peace, love, positive engery for the jamaican people. earthly name. one creator, one people, one earth creation.all human being made from a drop of sperm attach to mother egg in the womb. share the same oxygen, moon.sun, stars, animals, water, ocean, trees, rocks. all human has different body organs that has function and purpose, human free choice that the creator gave us THIS EARTH TO LIVE, multiple and bring soul to the earth, thankful, grateful to the creator.HUMAN BEING ONLY received three tickets mother womb-earth, death. free choice finish, next life for soul. no more flesh desire to do EVIL WORKS l.NO MORE PAIN , SUFFERING, SICKNESS IN THE FLESH. THE SOUL WILL BE JUDGE BY THE CREATOR. THE LAW OF THE CREATOR OF THIS PLANET EARTH. FREE CHOICE TO BELIEVE OR KNOW THERE IS A CREATOR. BELIEVE MEAN 99%, NOT SURE THERE IS A CREATOR. KNOWING MEAN I LOOK AT THE CREATION, THE DESIGN OF THIS PLANET EARTH AND I KNOW 100% WITHOUT ANY QUESTION THERE IS A CREATOR. BLESSING, PEACE, LOVE, BE POSITIVE.FREE CHOICE TO LOWER YOUR EGO, PRIDE , LESS DESIRE OF THE FLESH TO LOVE MAN THING LEAD TO BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY , PEACEFUL, HUMBLE, LOVE , POSITIVE DAY.